Compact Airborne NO2 Experiment

The NASA GSFC Compact Airborne NO2 Experiment (CANOE) instrument measures nitrogen dioxide (NO2) on both pressurized and unpressurized (high-altitude) aircraft. Using non-resonant laser induced fluorescence (LIF), CANOE possesses the high sensitivity, fast time response, and dynamic range needed to observe NO2 throughout the troposphere and lower stratosphere.

Instrument Type: 
Fluorescence
Measurements: 
NO2
Aircraft: 
DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC
Point(s) of Contact: 
Jason M. St. Clair (PI)

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